Hose supporter for women



Aug. 30, 1932.

E. DONALDSON HO SE SUP PORTER FOR WOMEN Filed Feb. 24, 1931 Inventor:

Eleanor- Donaldson. 3% M4 W fll'for-nelds.

Patented Aug. 30, I932 UNITEB STATES me attics ELEANOR noNAnnson, MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA nosE SUPPOBTER FOR WOMEN Application. filed February 24, 1931 Serial No. 517,795.

My invention relates to hose supporters for women of the type wherein an upper form- :fitting garment such as-avest or'step-in'furnishesan upper support, andthe hose sup; i porters proper extend from the bottom OI said vest to the top of the'hose. It is an object of my invention toprovide such a hosesupporting garment with connections between the garment and the hose such that they will readi y. ada t s y a tions in length'to the position of'the wearer and of the wearers limbs whether sittmg, standing, stooping or walking, and will hold the hose or stockings firmly with the fullextent stretched along the limbs, theupperinarters will hold the hose above the knee with a' fair degree offirmness and smoothness, but they are uncomfortable and can only be used at the point immediately above the knee, leaviing the top four inches of the hose length, to be of no value and necessarilyrolled about the garter. The 'girdle'hose supporters are cumbersome because of the extra w dth of elastic, heavy metal fixtures andfbuckles, al though they can be adjusted to the wearers height and be permanently left that 'wtiy. But, with such structures the back and side elastics must be leftrlong enough for the wearer when she sitsor stoops over, which means that when she stands erect the elastic will stand in an awkward and uncomfortalme way both on the back and at the side which is uncomfortable to the wearer and may show under thin gowns. Also, the excess length of the elastic permits the stocking to drop at the sides and back so that it is held tightly only on the front. When the wearer sits again the stocking is drawn up behind but not in the same line, with the result that the hose is very likely to be twisted on the leg, Further, if the supporter is'set far enough to the back to hold the garment down properly and keep the stocking straight, the wearer is made uncomfortable by the heavy buckle and fastener and the undergarment is almost certain to be out thereby. p

Itis the object of my invention to do a. ay withalldifliculties encountered from the .ise of girdle hose supporters or other known hose supporting garments. Instead of wide webbing I use a small elastic cord which has more elasticity than the webbing and will stand washing better than webbing. I obvi- Qate entirely'the use ofea buckle, and soarrange the cords that perfect provision is madefor. adjustment to. all 'of the various positions of the wearer without causing discomfort in any 'of such positions and effec: tive always to hold the stocking in fixed positiOn-on the leg with the seam running straight up the back. v

The full objects and advantages of my inventionnwill appear in connection Withthe dfilailed' description thereof and-its novel features are fparticularly pointed out in the claims. I

I In thedrawing illustrating an application of my invention in one form, I

' Fig. l is ajpart back view of-a figure show,-

ing my garment and hose supporter in position with the figure erect. Fig. 2is a similar view from the front of'the figure. Fig. 3 show'sthe position of the parts when the limb is greatly bent, as in the sitting posture. Fig. 4 is a view of the bottom of the garment showing the relative position of the fastener element's. Figs. 5 and 6 are details showing the meansjof fastening the elastic cordin po sition.' Fig. is a front plan viewof one of the fasteners employed. Fig; 8 is a sectional view ofthe fasteners showninFig. 7.

The garment10 isof any desired construction which is supported by the straps 11 from the shoulders of the wearer. To the lower edge of said garment is sewed flat fasteners engagement between the two bands of fabric of the fastener, all as clearly shown in Fig. 5.

edge of the garment and six double strands of cord extending from these points of support to the fasteners.

These double cords 15, as clearly shown in Figs. 7 and 8, have mounted thereon a distinctive type of fastener adapted-to slide freely on the cord and at the same time contact substantially with the fabric and thus be subject to but little wear, As illustrated,

the fastener stud 22 of usual construction is slipped on a tape 23 which is carried over the base of the hasp 24 as indicated at 25 and sewed down at the point 26. An extension of the tape 23 is also carried around the hasp and sewed down at" 28, leaving a loop 29 through which the cords 15 extend, as clearly shown in Fig. 8. By this construction the fastener member proper is secured slidably on the loops of elastic cord 15 at 29, where said cords contact only with fabric and hence slide freely and are not subject to'wear. This arrangementI have found to be in a high degree satisfactory, giving a long life tothe elastic cord. The double loops are self-adjusting for the reason that they are fast at the point 16of the fasteners'12 but are free to slide in the fasteners 13. Also, the stocking fasteners are at all times free-to slide on the loops of elastic 15. The result of this, and of the overlapping points of support of therear fasteners, is that when a sitting position'is taken, or the limbs are sharply bent, as shown in Fig. 3, the front portions 30 of the double loops 19 and 20 will grow shorter, whilethe rear portions 31 will correspondingly lengthen, thus adjusting the relative lengths and maintaining a firm hold of the stocking at the back even in the most contorted positions;

The advantages of this construction have been quite fully pointed out in the description heretofore given. It insures a firm and certain holding of the upper edge of the stocking in all positions of the legs of the wearer and secures the highest degree of comfort. Also, it'not only presents no protruding forms to be uncomfortable but none to be injurious to garments worn by the wearer no matter is also to be noted that the hose-supporter garment to which the supporters proper are fastened, whether it be a vest, a stepin, a corselette or some form of girdle, normally has a tendency to slip up on the form of the wearer. It is a feature of my invention, there fore, not only to hold the hose or stockings up in firm position, but also, from reverse action, to hold the lower edge of the supporting garment down. This is accomplished with a high degree of certainty and great efficiency by reason of the fact that there are twelve points of attachment to the lower edge of the garment, operating with a symmetrical pull from six points of attachment on the two stockings. This results in a constant downward pull on the entire circumferential extent -of thelower edgeof the garment, which keeps the garment down in its proper position, and entirely obviates the unpleasant necessity in other types of garments of the wearer pulling the garment down with her hands, which is a matter of long experience and observation.

When the leg of the wearer'of the device is bent into the position shown in Fig.3, itis apparent that except for thefront stocking fastener, the pull of the elastic on one side of its associated fastener is greater than it is on the other side thereof. Thereforeit is important that the parts of each loop and its as sociated fastener should lie in a common plane as shown. Otherwise,ithe fastener will be pulled out ,of proper positionand the elastic will be crowded into an end portion of the fastener where it will not slide easily, and where it its subjected to greater wear. Furthermore, when the fastener is thus pulled out of proper position, it is apt to dig into the wear-ers flesh and cause great discomfort.

, I 'claimf p 1. A hose supporter comprising a garment adapted to be supported upon the form of the "wearer, a plurality of loops'of double elastic cord each secured fixedly at one end and slid able at the other end inspaced relation to the lower edge of said garment, and a stocking fastener on and embracing each of said loops and freely slidable thereon.

'2. A hose supporter comprising a garment adapted to be supported upon the form ofthe wearer, a plurality of'loops of elastic cord securedat'their upper ends in spaced relation to the lower edge of said garment, one point of support of some of said loops be ing between points ofsupport of other of said loops, and a stocking fastener on'and embracing each of said loops and freely slidable thereon; a

3. A hose'supporter comprising a garment adapted to be supported upon the form of the wearer, a front loop and two rear loops of elastic cord secured at their upper ends in spaced relation to the lower edge of said garhow thin and delicate the fabric may be. It

ment, each of said rear loops having one point of support between the points ofsupport of the other rear loop, and a stocking fastener onand embracing each of said, loops and freely slidable thereon. i

.4. A hose supporter comprising a garment adapted to be supported upon the form of the wearer, a' plurality of separate loops of elastic cord for each stocking secured at their upper ends in spaced relation to the lower edge of said garment, one point of support 7 of one of said loops lying between points of support of another of said loops, and a stocking fastener on and embracing each of said loops and freely slidable thereon, one of said fasteners being adapted to secure the front of the stocking and another fastener being adapted to secure the rear of the stocking, the

parts of each loop and its associated fastener v lying in a common plane.

, In testimony whereof hereunto aflix my signature.

ELEANOR DONALDSON. 

